How Are Heart Valve Diseases Diagnosed?
Some tests are performed to diagnose heart valve diseases, which manifest with symptoms such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, feeling faint and getting tired easily.
After listening to the patient's history and performing a clinical examination, doctors may order the following tests:
- echocardiography,
- heart catheterization,
- Electrocardiogram (ECG),
- chest x-ray,
- Cardiac MRI,
- stress test,
- exercise tests
According to the results of the tests, whether there is a problem with the person's heart valve; If there is a problem, it can be determined what the problem is and how far it has progressed. Depending on the type of disease and its progression, drug treatment and heart valve repair or replacement are performed.
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